Cost of Living Comparison Between Oban and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Oban and Lisbon

😐 Solo nomad: Oban is 4% more expensive than Lisbon without rent, and 0.8% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Oban is 6.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 1.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Oban
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$17.09 £12.58
$16.09 €13.89
6.22%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$68.7 £50.6
$64.1 €55.3
7.29%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.91 £5.08
$10.28 €8.88
-32.78%
Cappuccino
$3.44 £2.53
$2.78 €2.4
23.74%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.04 £1.5
$2.23 €1.92
-8.52%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.52 £1.12
$1.57 €1.35
-3.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.88 £3.59
$3.41 €2.95
43.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.13 £3.04
$3.82 €3.3
8.12%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Oban
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.75 £1.29
$1.14 €0.98
53.51%
White Bread (500g)
$1.69 £1.24
$1.73 €1.49
-2.31%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.8 £1.33
$1.67 €1.44
7.78%
Eggs
$4.01 £2.95
$3.13 €2.7
28.12%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.71 £6.41
$13.31 €11.5
-34.56%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.5 £8.46
$7.99 €6.9
43.93%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.87 £10.21
$15.97 €13.79
-13.15%
Apples (1kg)
$3.03 £2.23
$2.28 €1.97
32.89%
Banana (1kg)
$1.65 £1.21
$1.7 €1.47
-2.94%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.73 £2.01
$2.04 €1.76
33.82%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.16 £3.06
$2.55 €2.2
63.14%
Potato (1kg)
$1.19 £0.88
$1.76 €1.52
-32.39%
Onion (1kg)
$1.07 £0.79
$2.05 €1.77
-47.80%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.21 £0.89
$1.98 €1.71
-38.89%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.64 £0.47
$0.81 €0.7
-20.99%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$16.55 £12.18
$6.59 €5.69
151.14%
Wine (Bottle)
$9 £6.63
$5.87 €5.07
53.32%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.16 £1.59
$1.33 €1.15
62.41%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.38 £1.75
$2.92 €2.52
-18.49%
🚌 Getting Around
Oban
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.7 £1.98
$2.27 €1.96
18.94%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$89.9 £66.2
$46.15 €39.85
94.89%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.81 £3.54
$4.23 €3.66
13.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.69 £1.24
$0.86 €0.75
96.51%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$34.06 £25.07
$18.68 €16.13
82.33%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.87 £1.38
$2.09 €1.81
-10.53%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$39.2K £28.8K
$34.5K €29.8K
13.54%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.8K £30K
$39.6K €34.2K
2.95%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Oban
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$339 £249
$148 €128
128.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$24.55 £18.07
$20.98 €18.11
17.02%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$45.35 £33.38
$39.65 €34.24
14.38%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Oban
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$45.48 £33.47
$47.92 €41.37
-5.09%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$8.65 £6.36
$9.38 €8.1
-7.78%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Oban
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,894 £1,394
$607 €524
211.94%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$15.1K £11.1K
$16.1K €13.9K
-6.42%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Oban
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$83.3 £61.3
$104 €90.1
-20.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.78 £30.75
$41.09 €35.48
1.68%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$95.2 £70.1
$92.7 €80
2.75%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$118 £87.1
$119 €102
-0.23%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Oban
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,206 £887
$1,592 €1,375
-24.27%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$987 £727
$1,262 €1,090
-21.77%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,037 £1,499
$3,046 €2,630
-33.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,709 £1,258
$2,069 €1,787
-17.41%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Oban
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,662 £1,959
$1,462 €1,263
82.01%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.2
3.81
62.73%

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Last update for Oban: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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